Trump nominee Markwayne Mullin grilled by senators at DHS confirmation hearing – live

Committee chair Rand Paul and Markwayne Mullin exchange heated remarks at hearing to confirm new homeland security secretary

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US officials increase security over fear of attack by Iran amid US-Israel bombing

Federal and local officials have announced more patrols, counterterrorism measures and heightened monitoring

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Trump says he fired Anthropic ‘like dogs’ as negotiations with Pentagon reportedly restart

Reports say talks have resumed between defense department and startup over military’s use of company’s AI

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Penny Wong refuses to say if any Australian crew onboard US submarine that sank Iranian warship

More than 50 Australian sailors and officers serving across US attack submarine fleet as part of preparations for Aukus

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What is Trump’s endgame with Iran?

This is a war without a plan, without a strategy, and without any clear understanding of where it leads or how it ends

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The Russian honeytrap: alleged spy for Moscow faces five years in US prison

Nomma Zarubina, convicted of lying to the FBI, is the latest Russian woman accused of using her sexual wiles for spying

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NSA detected foreign intelligence phone call about a person close to Trump

Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff

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Tulsi Gabbard running solo 2020 election inquiry separate from FBI investigation

Exclusive: Trump endorsed national intelligence director’s sweeping review by sending her on Georgia raid last week

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Africa: Trump's Africa Policy - Strategy or Shakedown?: [ISS] The 2025 US National Security Strategy recasts Africa from partner to price tag in a transactional, resource-driven era of great-power rivalry. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TQTxk3 #Africa #Trump #USNationalSecurity #ForeignPolicy #GreatPowerRivalry
‘A warning not an insult’: US doubles down on criticism of Europe

Forecast of Europe’s ‘civilisational erasure’ was part of call for pro-growth reform, says Trump official

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